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Jude The Obscure · 09-20-2007, 02:35 PM

Was there ever an episode where they discussed moving into the second house?

Lee G · 09-20-2007, 03:29 PM

They changed studios beginning with season three, that's why they're in a different house. I know they made references to their "moving" in some of the early season three episodes, I don't believe the subject of moving was mentioned during the second season.

BEAVER'S TREE is an early third season episode where Beaver and Larry go to Beaver's old house to dig up a tree Beaver planted when the family was living there. Beaver's dad gave him the tree, Beaver thought the tree was still his and he wanted it back. Silly kid stuff, but a cute story. This series was full of good episodes with a lesson in life learned and a moral to the story.

JudgeGarth · 09-20-2007, 06:48 PM

There were several eps in season 2 where Ward and June talked about going out to look at houses. I can't remember which ones, though. There was one ep where Ward said somebody made an offer on their house and wanted to include a pick-up truck as part of the deal.

Lee G · 09-21-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JudgeGarth

There were several eps in season 2 where Ward and June talked about going out to look at houses. I can't remember which ones, though. There was one ep where Ward said somebody made an offer on their house and wanted to include a pick-up truck as part of the deal.

You may be right, I have to watch the second season episodes on the DVD and see in which ones they talk about moving to a new house.

Lee G · 09-24-2007, 11:32 AM

I was watching the episode titled FOUND MONEY, and early in the episode they do talk about moving. So yes Judge you are correct about the Cleavers discussing moving in some second season episodes. It's familiar to me now, I haven't seen the 2nd season eps in a while and I had forgot about them mentioning moving in some of the shows.

JudgeGarth · 09-24-2007, 06:23 PM

I wonder if at the time they knew they were going to a new studio the following season and that's why they mentioned moving to a new house several times. Strange. How could they even be sure the series was going to be renewed the following season?

Schmoopie · 08-30-2009, 03:39 AM

Ive been by the Cleaver house when I was on a Universal Studios tour back in the 80's. I remember them saying that the house was also used for Father Knows Best. However, I don't know which house it was; the first or second. In a few episodes I was watching today, I noticed that neighbors who dropped by were complimenting the Cleavers on their new house.

Jude The Obscure · 08-30-2009, 09:01 PM

wow--what an old thread of mine

hmmm, the houses (exterior wise) didn't look alike--FKB and LITB's first house.
Wouldn't FKB have been located on the old Columbia (now Warner) Ranch?

catlover79 · 08-30-2009, 09:30 PM

If there was, I don't remember it.

JudgeGarth · 08-30-2009, 11:16 PM

The SECOND Cleaver house was supposedly the one used in 'Marcus Welby MD'. Maybe you're getting your Robert Young shows mixed up.

Schmoopie · 08-31-2009, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by JudgeGarth

The SECOND Cleaver house was supposedly the one used in 'Marcus Welby MD'. Maybe you're getting your Robert Young shows mixed up.

I really don't know which house was used for which series. Those tour guides on the Universal Studios tour will say anything to amuse gullible tourists!

Coffeecup · 10-02-2009, 06:33 PM

Isn't the later house used in Desperate Housewives. Looks a tad different but a much the same.

tdr · 10-12-2009, 08:14 PM

I've seen both "Cleaver houses" quite a number of times on other television shows. Not many years ago it was clearly seen on the show Providence, as the one next door to where the action takes place (where Mike Farrell played a veteranarian who worked out of his basement). However, in general, I don't watch new shows, hardly at all, or I would probably have more examples in recent history.

But the first house is in a series of episodes from the latter years of My Three Sons. I think it's the next-to-final season, when Chip Douglas starts going with a girl named Polly, who has a father that is so strict and suspicious and possessive of her that the couple finally elope. Polly's house is shown, and it is clearly the first Cleaver house, painted blue. Although we don't see color in LITB, it is a fair assumption that the house then is supposed to be green, as that was the color they were painting the garage door in "The Garage Painters."

Incidentally, I know of a house in my town that smacks of the design of that first house-- not exactly a 'twin,,' of course, but you would think it looks familiar.

Mark B. · 11-23-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by coffeecup

Isn't the later house used in Desperate Housewives. Looks a tad different but a much the same.

The house that is on Desperate Housewives was built for the 1997 LITB movie and it not the original TV show house. The style and number of windows is similar, but it is a very different house.

The original LITB house is still on the backlot, but moved far away from the neigborhood street that it was once on (now used for Desperate Housewives). I saw the original house show up (in the background) on an episode of CSI a couple years ago.

Mark

Torgo · 02-09-2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

Was there ever an episode where they discussed moving into the second house?

There were several episodes that had June and Ward out looking at new houses. And there's even an episode that had Wally and Beaver talking about how they'll have their own rooms.

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09-20-2007, 03:29 PM	#2
Lee G Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 850	They changed studios beginning with season three, that's why they're in a different house. I know they made references to their "moving" in some of the early season three episodes, I don't believe the subject of moving was mentioned during the second season. BEAVER'S TREE is an early third season episode where Beaver and Larry go to Beaver's old house to dig up a tree Beaver planted when the family was living there. Beaver's dad gave him the tree, Beaver thought the tree was still his and he wanted it back. Silly kid stuff, but a cute story. This series was full of good episodes with a lesson in life learned and a moral to the story.

09-20-2007, 06:48 PM	#3
JudgeGarth Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2004 Location: Wheaton, IL Posts: 443	There were several eps in season 2 where Ward and June talked about going out to look at houses. I can't remember which ones, though. There was one ep where Ward said somebody made an offer on their house and wanted to include a pick-up truck as part of the deal.

09-24-2007, 11:32 AM	#5
Lee G Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 850	I was watching the episode titled FOUND MONEY, and early in the episode they do talk about moving. So yes Judge you are correct about the Cleavers discussing moving in some second season episodes. It's familiar to me now, I haven't seen the 2nd season eps in a while and I had forgot about them mentioning moving in some of the shows.

09-24-2007, 06:23 PM	#6
JudgeGarth Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2004 Location: Wheaton, IL Posts: 443	I wonder if at the time they knew they were going to a new studio the following season and that's why they mentioned moving to a new house several times. Strange. How could they even be sure the series was going to be renewed the following season?

08-30-2009, 09:01 PM	#8
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	wow--what an old thread of mine hmmm, the houses (exterior wise) didn't look alike--FKB and LITB's first house. Wouldn't FKB have been located on the old Columbia (now Warner) Ranch?

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JudgeGarth Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2004 Location: Wheaton, IL Posts: 443	The SECOND Cleaver house was supposedly the one used in 'Marcus Welby MD'. Maybe you're getting your Robert Young shows mixed up.

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Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	Isn't the later house used in Desperate Housewives. Looks a tad different but a much the same.

10-12-2009, 08:14 PM	#13
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	I've seen both "Cleaver houses" quite a number of times on other television shows. Not many years ago it was clearly seen on the show Providence, as the one next door to where the action takes place (where Mike Farrell played a veteranarian who worked out of his basement). However, in general, I don't watch new shows, hardly at all, or I would probably have more examples in recent history. But the first house is in a series of episodes from the latter years of My Three Sons. I think it's the next-to-final season, when Chip Douglas starts going with a girl named Polly, who has a father that is so strict and suspicious and possessive of her that the couple finally elope. Polly's house is shown, and it is clearly the first Cleaver house, painted blue. Although we don't see color in LITB, it is a fair assumption that the house then is supposed to be green, as that was the color they were painting the garage door in "The Garage Painters." Incidentally, I know of a house in my town that smacks of the design of that first house-- not exactly a 'twin,,' of course, but you would think it looks familiar.